Currently the 4th Division is an infantry division based in south-east England. For a period prior to 1992 it was an armoured division based in Germany.
Under the 10 division redesign from the Secretary of the Army, the 2nd Armored Division at Fort Hood cased its division colors and was reflagged as the 4thInfantryDivision in December 1995.
The Division was thoroughly involved in the training, testing, and evaluation of 72 initiatives to include the Division Capstone Exercise (DCX) I held at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California in April 2001, and culminating in the DCX II held at Fort Hood in October 2001.
The transformation of the 4thInfantryDivision from a "legacy" division to a "modular" configuration is in tune with the dramatic changes being felt throughout the Army as it carries through and adopts its strategic vision for the future.
Today, the 4thInfantryDivision is the most lethal, modern, and deployable heavy division in the world; it is prepared to conduct full-spectrum combat operations.
The 4thInfantryDivision is the decisive element of III Corps, the nation’s Counteroffensive Force, which forms the nucleus of the Army’s capability to fight and win decisively over the next 15 to 20 years.
Division teaming began in 1998 as a pilot program, pairing the 49th with the 1st Cavalry Division headquartered at Fort Hood, Texas, and California's 40th Mechanized Division with the Army's 4th Mechanized Division, also headquartered at Fort Hood.
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